Diaper Changes: The Complete Diapering Book and Resource Guide Book

	List of Illustrations	x
	Foreword	xi
	Introduction: Why You Need This Book and How to Use It	1
	Diapering today is not what it used to be!
	Making your life easier
	What you need, where to get it, how to use it
	For new moms, cloth moms, "maybe-cloth" moms
	Full or part-timers welcome
	Diapering facts and issues you need to know
	How to use this book
	When you are done
Chapter 1	The Aesthetics of Diapering	5
	Why it is a joy to relish natural fibers
	The beautiful . . . drudgery?
	Dressed in plastic
	Finding your own balance between cloth and disposable
	What is convenience?
Chapter 2	Diapers: and What to Put over Them	9
	Diapers	10
	The olden days: flat (birdseye and gauze)
	Prefolds: standard and diaper service quality
	Flannel/terry combinations
	Alternative diapers: fitted and contours
	All-in-one diapers
	Green and organic cotton
	Hemp diapers
	Chinese and Egyptian cotton
	Diaper doubler
	My observations and recommendations
	Diaper Covers, Soakers, Pants	14
	The olden days again: vinyl and pull-ons
	Wool diaper covers: soakers and Velcro styles
	Cotton covers
	Synthetic covers
	On Velcro
	Adult and youth diapering
	Recommendations
	Quick Reference Charts
	Diaper and Diaper Cover Features	18
	Making Diaper Covers Last Longer	20
Chapter 3	The Other Stuff You Need (And Maybe Don't)	23
	Pins, clips, Snappis
	Liners: throwaway and reusable
	The diaper bucket and bucket liners
	Changing pads and bed pads
	The Diaper Duck and the diaper dip
	Deodorizers
	Changing tables
	Ditty bags
	On the diaper bag
	Cleaning agents
	The wipe warmer
	Ointments and creams
	On baby wipes
	Baby powders
	The herbal difference
	About training pants
	Swim diapers
	Pottys
Chapter 4	The Costs of Diapering	33
	Generalizations
	Diapering at home
	Your diaper service
	Disposables
	Quick Reference Charts
	Summary of Diapering Costs	33
	Home Diapering: At a Glance	38
	Cost per Diaper Change	39
	Diapering Really Cheaply	41
Chapter 5	The Environmental Realities of Diapering	43
	Disposables	43
	How many disposables?
	Lots of stats
	Does it really matter at all?
	Composting and recycling
	Landfills and leachate
	How we get the fluffy stuff
	Organochlorines and dioxin
	Cloth: Home Laundered and Diaper Service	47
	Reduce, reuse, recycle
	Cotton's not perfect ... but getting there
	Diaper service: our earth's diapering friend
	Between the Two: Advertising, Studies, Lawsuits	50
	The course of modern diapering
	Why switch?
	No environmental winner?
	Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Ad-man!
	Lifecycle analyses
	The voices of reason
	Well, so what?
	In perspective
	Quick Reference Charts
	The Three Diapering Methods Compared	44
	Cloth Facts	46
	Why You Should Use a Diaper Service	48
Chapter 6	The Health and Safety of Diapering	55
	Chemicals in disposable diapers
	Diapers in day care
	Synthetics in diaper covers and bedding
	Diaper rash
	Safety
	In conclusion
	Quick Reference Chart
	The Diaper Debate: At a Glance	58
Chapter 7	How to Diaper	63
	On the act of diapering
	Diaper changing for new parents
	How often should I change my baby?
	Diapering at night
	Diapering toddlers
	"What to buy" list
	Quick Reference Charts
	Why Does My Cover Leak?	69
	Causes and Cures of Diaper Rash	70
Chapter 8	Laundry Time: Rinsing, Washing, Storing	73
	Rinsing	73
	Do you really have to soak or rinse?
	Rinsing wet diapers
	Rinsing soiled diapers
	Keeping the diaper bucket from smelling
	The diaper service
	Rinsing covers
	Between laundry loads
	Keeping covers easy
	No bleach
	Thou shalt not procrastinate
	Washing	78
	A soak cycle
	What kind of detergent?
	To bleach, or not to bleach
	Washing wool
	Double rinse
	Are they clean?
	Drying:dryer and clothesline
	What about a laundromat? The dry diaper method
	Here's how to do it
	Storing	81
	One final point: stains vs.clean
	You'll get used to it!
	No matter what
Chapter 9	Staying Home and Going Out with Diapers	83
	Diapering at home
	Going on an outing
	What to take: the shortest trip
	The average trip
	The extended trip
	You forgot your wipes?
	Going for a ride
	How to change baby in gross public bathrooms
Chapter 10	Make Your Own	89
	Suggested sizes for making diapers
	Diaper from different fabric widths
	Finishing flat diapers
	Finishing prefold diapers
	Fitted and contour diapers
	Diaper liners
	On the price per homemade diaper
	On the price of homemade diaper covers
	Wool pull-on soakers from old sweaters
	Making pull-on pants
	Making a ditty bag
	Making a changing pad
	Making your own baby wipes
	Reusable wipes the cheap way
	Diaper bucket for a dollar
	The Company and Resource Guide	99
	Changes to the Third Edition of the Resource Guide
	About mail-order and the Internet
	About prices
	Buying Canadian
	About small/home-based businesses
	Returns
	Another note
	Diaper and Cover Reviews	108
	Company Listings	116
	Product Index	151
Appendix A	Adult and Youth Incontinence Products	155
Appendix B	Diaper Product Patterns and Fabric Sources	159
Appendix C	Diapering Websites and Further Information	162
Appendix D	Research Sources	164
	Now That You Are Done	169
	Acknowledgements	170
	About the Author	172
	Index	173
	List of Illustrations
	Diapering interlude	7
	Sog vs. slick diaper	13
	Diapers	10
	Diaper covers	14
	Accessories	23
	Herbs	31
	Disposables vs. cloth diapers	50
	Diaper folding diagrams	66
	Changing techniques	66
	Cleaning products	78
	Overlap clothesline technique	80
	Changing areas	84
	Homemade ideas	89